Johanna Konta thinks Emma Raducanu ought to use her present scenario to deal with “constructing her profession” reasonably than rebuilding. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, has been sidelined since present process three surgical procedures in Could. In 2021, an 18-year-old Raducanu reached the celebrities when she turned the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.
However within the interval after the 2021 US Open and 2023 Could, Raducanu did not win any titles and she or he was usually fighting accidents, poor type and disappointing outcomes. Konta, a former British No 1, thinks it is a good time for 20-year-old Raducanu to deal with constructing herself from the scratch and overlook what occurred earlier than a number of surgical procedures.
Konta requested what Raducanu ought to do for a profitable comeback
“I believe proper now it’s undoubtedly going to be child steps greater than something as a result of bodily she must rebuild and never simply rebuild, however construct her base.
As a result of clearly what occurred two years in the past on the US Open was an unbelievable feat and she or he performed very nicely, she actually achieved one thing that was so unpredictable and surprising. And I believe what was discovered after was bodily, emotionally and mentally she was enjoying catch-up with the success she achieved that possibly she wasn’t as ready for.
So I don’t suppose it’s essentially a comeback, I believe now greater than something she goes to return, she goes to construct. It’s not about coming again to something as a result of she had these two weeks after which it was really actually arduous.
It was actually messy and arduous for her. So I believe greater than something it’s about now constructing her profession, not rebuilding. She is now ready the place she will be able to simply construct out her physicality, her emotional, psychological facet that comes together with that and I believe we’ll see now hopefully a extremely good, stable profession from her,” Konta instructed Categorical-Sport.